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Croatian jazz great Petrovic dies at 75

Posted by: TromboneWithAView on Jan 15, 2011

Tagged in: Musicians , Jazz Clubs

ZAGREB (AFP) – Croatian jazz great Bosko PetrovicBosko Petrovic, who has played and recorded with many international stars, died here Monday at the age of 75, the national musicians' association said.

Petrovic, born in 1935 in the northern town of Bjelovar, was a vibraphone player, composer, arranger, producer and pedagogue.

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Hot Clube De Portugal - Fire Totally Destroys This Historic Club

Posted by: TromboneWithAView on Dec 30, 2009

Tagged in: Jazz Clubs

When I put Jazz Clubs Worldwide online some thirteen years ago, the very first club to send me information was the Hot Clube de Portugal. So it is with considerable sadness, following on from a call on Skype from Claude Moreira, that I must tell you that The Club has been totally destroyed by fire. Not only The Club, but musical instruments, and an irreplaceable collection of recordings and archive material. Hot Club of Portugal

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Johnny Griffin at The Club 43

Posted by: TromboneWithAView on Nov 25, 2009

Tagged in: Musicians , Jazz Clubs

Johnny GriffinThe Club 43 Manchester, England was extremely influential in promoting the appearance of live performances of American jazz musicians. Up until the later part of the sixties performances by American musicians were very difficult to arrange because of the Musicians Union insistence that there should be a reciprocal agreement: one or more American musician performs in the United Kingdom - one or more United Kingdom musician performs in the USA. Paradoxically the demand for English pop groups in the USA raised the barrier and allowed some of the  great names in American jazz to  play in jazz clubs in the United Kingdom. Ronnie Scotts grasped this hitherto unavailable opportunity. So too in Manchester did the Club 43.

The 43 Club was run by the Garside bothers and a Manchester based agent by the name of Eric Scriven. Manchester at that time was the home base of many of musicians drawn in by a very vibrant local scene; a large night club scene and music consuming television studios. The 43 Club featured many of these notables particularly as backing groups to visiting international names.

Johnny Griffen appeared at the Club 43 the backing trio for the gig: Eric Ferguson (piano) Tony Crofts (bass) Ronnie Parry (drums) Listen to a steaming version of 'All The Things You Are' recorded live on tape. The track was sent to me recently by Tony Crofts.

 



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Monday Night Jazz Jam In Ljubljana

Posted by: TromboneWithAView on Nov 16, 2009

Tagged in: Jazz Clubs

Though I have often traversed Slovenia en route to Croatia - my Son Adam and his family live and work in Zagreb - my visits have always been transitory, just stopping to fill the car with petrol, or to take money from a cash machine.



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